Was a brilliant student, American university expressed grief over the death of Indian student
30-Jan-2024
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New Delhi: The missing Indian student of the prestigious Purdue University located in the US state of Indiana has died. The university confirmed this. Indian student Neel Acharya went missing on Sunday.
Neel Acharya's friends and teachers are shocked by the news of his death. The Maurice J. After Neal's body was found near Zucrow Laboratory, officials of the Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office were informed.
"It is with great sadness that I inform you that one of our students, Neil Acharya, has passed away," Chris Clifton, interim head of the university's computer science department, said in an email sent to the department on Monday. The Department of Computer Science expresses deep sorrow on his demise. I am deeply saddened by his passing, my thoughts are with his friends, family and all those affected.
Clifton said Neal was an academically talented student. He earned degrees in computer science and data science and attended the John Martinson Honors College. Clifton told the local Purdue Exponent newspaper that he received an email from the Dean of Students' office confirming Neal's death.
The exact cause of Neil's death has not been known yet.
Before confirming Neil's death, his mother Gauri Acharya had written on the social media platform 'X' on Monday, "Our son Neil Acharya is missing since yesterday i.e. 28th January. He studies at Purdue University in America. The last time he was seen was by the Uber driver. He dropped her off at Purdue University. If you know anything please help us.
The Consulate General of India in Chicago, in response to the post, said, "The Consulate is in touch with Purdue University officials and Neil's family and will provide all possible assistance."
This case has come to light at a time when the news is in the headlines that in Lithonia city of Georgia in America, a homeless drug addict attacked a 25-year-old Indian student on the head with a hammer about 50 times, due to which he died.
